the 1st fruit offering is not the thithes

[Worship Warriors]

The first fruit offering

 

At the time of the harvest, Israel would go through their fields and glean the 1^st ripening heads of their produce and they would bring that to the LORD. God required first fruits whether its livestock or produce of the land (Leviticus 2:14)

Gleaning the 1^st ripening head was not just for Israel. Every nation would glean the 1^st ripening head of their corn, wheat barley. But then instead of giving it to the LORD, they would store it in their barns in case something destroy their harvest like fire or hailstorm, they would have an amount to replant with. But with Israel because they have given it to the LORD, now they have to trust Him to protect the rest of the harvest.

 

Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the first fruits of all your increase: So shall your barns be filled with plenty, and your presses shall burst out with new wine. (Proverbs 3:9)

 

The first fruits is not the tithes. The tithes is given after your harvest. You get paid and you bring 1/10^th to the LORD. The first fruit is before your harvest.  There is a difference between the two. Numbers 18: the tithes went to the Levites who kept charge of the temple. The first fruits went to the High priest.

 

The LORD is saying here because you have honoured me in giving me the 1^st fruit, I will put a supernatural blessings on the rest of your harvest. The 1^st fruit has the power to determine what kind of harvest you are going to reap.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain (Hebrews 11:4). Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground .God does not expect us to give what we have not got. Cain was a farmer he brought the produce of the land. Abel was a shepherd. He brought livestock. But Abel brought a first fruit offering. The bible says it was the first born of his flock. He offered the fat: he offered the best to God. Abel offering has nothing to do with it being a blood sacrifice.

it was a more excellent offering because it was a 1st fruit offering.

Your offering depicts what you think of God. Abel gave to God the 1^st and the best of his harvest. And he gave his offering with a free spirit. His heart free of any offense. Abel’s offering is still speaking today. Abel died prematurely. But his influence continues after his death. The blessings rested on his house and his future generation.( Hebrews 11:4)

 

This is what happens when you honour the LORD with your best and your first fruits. You enter into a new dimension of blessing that you would not otherwise have.

The blessings of Deuteronomy 28: blessed in the city, blessed in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your basket. Blessed coming in, blessed going out. This level of blessings does not just happen. It happens because you practice certain principle that God has set. Giving 1^st fruit is one of these principle.

Because Israel gave the 1^st city Jericho to the LORD, they were then able to conquer the whole land. No man was able to stand before them. You give to God the 1^st and the best of your harvest. You are saying to God you are the 1^st in my life and watch God command His blessing upon you.

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